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SUMMARY:The Untold Stories of Itsy Bitsy:  An Artistic Expression of Understanding Attachment Theory and How I Apply  it to Clinical Work by Jill Leibowitz
DESCRIPTION:The Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Program\nPresents a Colloquium\nJILL LEIBOWITZ\, PSYD\,\n“THE UNTOLD STORIES OF ITSY BITSY: AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF UNDERSTANDING ATTACHMENT THEORY AND HOW I APPLY IT TO CLINICAL WORK”\nThursday\, January 22nd\, 2026\n11:45 am to 1:00 pm\nOffered in person at the Institute and online at:\nhttps://wawhite.zoom.us/j/99698610096?pwd=L2JpVkVXa0o1OW96N0FNejBpVjYwdz09 \n  \nABOUT THIS PRESENTATION\nIn describing this presentation\, Dr. Leibowitz says\, “I believe that open and playful communication between children and their grown-ups is a key component to fostering healthy development. Feeling a need to share this understanding with more of the adults in kids’ lives than I could reach in my private practice\, I wrote and published two children’s books that model reflection\, mentalization\, and open emotion communication. My goal was to help children and their grown-ups talk and reflect together about tough emotional moments and to normalize the full range of emotions we all experience — ideas that reflect\, from my perspective\, the important takeaways from Attachment Theory.\nThus\, through these books\, I am attempting to communicate my understanding of Attachment Theory and how I apply it to the everyday clinical and parent-guidance work I do. In this presentation\, I will read one of the books\, share my process of engaging playfully to create the books\, and talk about the Attachment Theory-related concepts that I hope the books illustrate.”\n  \nABOUT THE SPEAKER\nJill Leibowitz\, PsyD\, is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with children\, adolescents\, adults\, and families in her New York City private practice. She specializes in play therapy\, psychotherapy\, parenting support\, and parent-child work\, and she is a member of the Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Home Visiting Program. In addition to her clinical practice\, Dr. Leibowitz teaches and supervises graduate and post-graduate students at several New York universities and institutes. She is the author of The Untold Stories of Itsy Bitsy\, a children’s book series\, and has contributed to blogs\, podcasts\, and academic journals on topics related to children’s emotional development\, play and emotional literacy.\n  \nLearning Objectives:\n\n\nTo gain an appreciation for the central role of playful engagement in our clinical work and in development more generally.\n\n\nTo apply reflective\, open communication practices to everyday\, real-life scenarios that occur between children and their grown-ups.\n\n\nTo learn about one individual’s process of children’s book publishing and marketing.
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